Atul Kumar Jain

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian naval officer who served as the 2nd Vice Chief of Defence Staff of India. He assumed the position on 28 February 2021. Previously, he served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

Career

He was commissioned in the Indian Navy in July 1982. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa; National Defence Academy ; the Defence Services Staff College; the College of Naval Warfare and the National Defence College. He is a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has received his Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University.